STIG ID: WN10-UR-000045 | SRG: SRG-OS-000324-GPOS-00125 | Severity: high | CCI: | Vulnerability Id: V-220963
Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high level capabilities.
The "Create a token object" user right allows a process to create an access token. This could be used to provide elevated rights and compromise a system.
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Windows Settings >> Security Settings >> Local Policies >> User Rights Assignment >> "Create a token object" to be defined but containing no entries (blank).
Verify the effective setting in Local Group Policy Editor.
Run "gpedit.msc".
Navigate to Local Computer Policy >> Computer Configuration >> Windows Settings >> Security Settings >> Local Policies >> User Rights Assignment.
If any groups or accounts are granted the "Create a token object" user right, this is a finding.